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Does Dark Spots And Discoloration On Upper Inner Thighs Indicate Fungal Infection?

I have dark spots and discoloration on my upper inner thighs, moving between my butt cheeks, where is gets much worse. The color is a dark brown and gets grey brown where it spreads to my bottom. Is this some kind of fungal infection? Im also worried about diabetes because my mother has diabetes. I m very self conscious of this and I can t seem to find any help online. Im pretty young so I can t really just go to the doctors and my family thinks I m a hypochondriac. Any help would be appreciated.
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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HI

Thanks for posting your query.

Yes it could be due to Fungal infection only . If possible kindly upload the picture so that I can be more sure .

For fungal infection you need to use Antifungal cream ( Candid B ) for 3-4 weeks . Keep that area dry most of the time.

The only other possibility is Acanthosis Nigrican. This is a condition where skin thickening / darkening can happen near inner thigh region. This usually indicates either diabetes or increased risk of diabetes. In that view I would recommend to get tested for Diabetes.

Get Fasting and Postprandial blood sugars checked and revert back.

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Does Dark Spots And Discoloration On Upper Inner Thighs Indicate Fungal Infection?

HI Thanks for posting your query. Yes it could be due to Fungal infection only . If possible kindly upload the picture so that I can be more sure . For fungal infection you need to use Antifungal cream ( Candid B ) for 3-4 weeks . Keep that area dry most of the time. The only other possibility is Acanthosis Nigrican. This is a condition where skin thickening / darkening can happen near inner thigh region. This usually indicates either diabetes or increased risk of diabetes. In that view I would recommend to get tested for Diabetes. Get Fasting and Postprandial blood sugars checked and revert back. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarifications feel free to ask .